Henry Ford College
Henry Ford College is a public community college in Dearborn, MI, with about 7,494 students on campus and 3,745 more studying only online.
Henry Ford College, in brief
Henry Ford College is nearly free for lower-income families
Families earning under $30,000 pay about $46 a year after grants. Families earning $48,000–75,000 pay about $1,768, and those over $110,000 pay about $8,208. What it costs ↓
Fewer borrowers paying down loans than at most colleges
Only 19% of federal borrowers had paid down any of their loan within three years, fewer than at 97% of U.S. colleges. Outcomes ↓
Most students study part-time
53% of undergraduates attend part-time. The graduation rate counts only first-time, full-time students, so it covers a minority of the people studying here. The students ↓
Students from wealthier families earn much more
Ten years after starting, students from families making over $75,000 earn a median $50,875. Students from families under $30,000 earn $30,967. Outcomes ↓
Henry Ford College is mostly about liberal arts
52% of the degrees Henry Ford College awards are in liberal arts; the next biggest field, health professions, is 11%. Majors ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; price, graduation and earnings include online students; graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students.
The sticker price, and what families really pay
Sticker price: $11,784 a year
Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $7,816
After grants, the average family on aid pays $660.
Tuition and fees are $3,568 a year. The net price also counts housing, food and other costs at full price, so a student living at home pays less than it shows.
Your family’s price
Average net price after grants, by family income
About $3,536 over 2 years · 85% off the sticker price
How hard is it to get into Henry Ford College?
anyone with a high school diploma can enroll
Test scores of admitted students
No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Henry Ford College is likely test-optional.
Do students finish, and does it pay off?
Debt vs. the paycheck
The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting
$151 a month against about $2,342 a month in pay.
Paying back loans
Federal student loans, this college
of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 3% of U.S. colleges.
Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).
Earnings by family background
Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment
What students study, and what it pays
Share of degrees by field
Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates
And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).
The students
8,643 degree-seeking undergraduates.
By race and ethnicity
Women and men
Living in Dearborn
9% of Dearborn’s 105,611 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Dearborn pages.
Other colleges within 30 miles
Straight-line distances from Henry Ford College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.
Ask around
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.